140 • IMAGINEFX ARTICLE ‘THE A-Z OF SCI-FI ART’ PART ONE
An Art-Ickle from Issue 65 of the ImagineFX Magazine, entitled ‘The A-Z of Sci-Fi Art‘, was the topic for this weeks episode.
This is a beast of an Art-ickle, so I’ve split it into two parts, with this episode covering A to M, and next week finishing it off with N to Z.
Really enjoyed this one though, and I even wore me lil Mass Effect N7 Dress to get in the Sci-Fi mood :)
Some of the topics include:
- How to Create a Sense of Scale,
- Mixing Reality and Imagination,
- The Importance of lil Details,
- Different Art Styles,
- Reusing Assets,
- How Everything Has a Story,
- Combining Traditional and Digital Painting,
- Always Thinking about the Viewer,
- Having a Greater Appreciation of Designing Vehicles,
- How Nothing is Ever Wasted,
- Keeping it Simple,
- How the Foreground and Background are both Important,
- and we give the Mole a name :)
Hope you like this one :)
THE A-Z OF SCI-FI ART WORDS & ARTISTS:
A: ALIEN ( Jim Burns )
B: BRIDGE ( Andrew Probert )
C: CYBORG ( Winoa Nelson )
D: DROPSHIP ( Yigit Koroglu )
E: ESCAPE POD ( Jesper Anderson )
F: FLYING SAUCERS ( Bill Corbett )
G: GIGANTIC SPACESHIP ( Fred Gambino )
H: HOLOGRAMS ( Frank Hong )
I: IMMORTAL ( Nick Harris )
J: JUNKYARDS ( Joel Carlo & Serg Souleiman )
K: KNOWN UNIVERSE ( Alex Popescu )
L: LASER GUNS ( Greg Broadmore )
M: MECH ARMY ( Adrian Majkrzak )
LINKS
• ImageinFX
• Austin Kleon Steal Like An Artist Book
• Marshall Vandruff Draftsmen Art Podcast
• ImagineFX Magazine Issue 65 Video
EVEN WHEN PAINTING A LARGE SCALE SCI-FI PIECE, YOU HAVE TO RETAIN SOME SENSE OF REALITY
– Fred Gambino